Will this game be filled with feels??? :0 bc feels aRE NICE
All the feels, now with 200% more angst and feels.
Anonymous said: When is No Mercy coming out? Y'know, like the demo?
Our goal is to have a pretty solid vertical slice of the game ready in the next three months or so, so we can start our kickstarter and steam greenlight :) I doubt this will be playable by the public but you’ll be able to see gameplay videos and know a lot more about how the game itself is going to work.
sickeningsillage said: hey dude! saw your booth at indypopcon today, played the demo. just wanted to let you know this looks like a really nice game you're working on, and i'm excited to see what you do with it! have an awesome day!
Thank you so much! I’m really excited to see where it goes too. You have an awesome day as well!
More questions under the cut!
Orion (Midknight)
Anonymous said: Is Orion mute? Because the ask's answer had a picture of Orion saying "Thank you" in sign language? I think? If he was mute that'd be so adorable so I can feel bad for him and love him even more!!
He is mute and deaf, but the reasoning isn’t so people feel bad for him, he’s going to get along just fine! I thought it would be cool to get some more representation for mute and deaf characters and try to learn sign language myself.
iwouldsmileforyou said: Ori does sign?! Thats amazing!! As a deaf individual myself, it's lovely to see characters sign too as well as my favourite artist!!
Yup! I’ll be illustrating him signing in the game :) And thank you!
Anonymous said: Since Orion is mute, can he still produce sounds? (Such as grunts -of frustration, etc.-, howls -of pain, etc.-, moans - of pain, etc.-, sighs -tired, etc-, growls, etc.) Sorry if the question sounds sorta dumb, kinda new to the whole mute thing; but just wanna say I really enjoy all of these cherished bby's!!
I’ll be honest I need to do more research on this myself, but from what I’re read yes mute individuals can still make grunts, groans, yells etc because they do not require the use of the vocal chords, they are simply made by forcing air in or out of the lungs. It’s not a dumb question at all! It’s important to ask questions and learn new things.
Anonymous said: Do the others have to learn sign-language for Orion? I feel like it's going to be one hell of an experience for them and for some reason I imagine Elliot having the most trouble with it and whenever he gets frustrated, he gives up but Orion signs "-for me, please? I'll help you out-" and Elliot gets flustered and all so he replies with a grumble of a "shut up I'm only doing this to communicate with you" while everyone is at be back like "mmhm yep sure whatever let's you sleep at night"
Aah this is a pretty accurate description of Elliot trying to learn honestly xD The other characters will have to learn basic sign language for communication. I can’t say anymore without giving away plot sorry.
Anonymous said: Is midknight going to appear on the demo? I really hope so ;w;
Unfortunately we’re focusing on Elliot and Ray for the kickstarter demo, since both have such widely different fighting styles.
Elliot (War and Pieces)
Anonymous said: I love your design for Elliot so much! I know the game doesn't exactly follow the class system, but hypothetically is he going to be a mix between an assassin and a dark mage sort of fighter?
Thank you! And yes that’s a pretty good description, he’s going to be a lot of close combat fighting with grapples and stuff. Not super heavy on the magic though, that’s more Orion’s field.
Ray (Rays Hell)
Anonymous said: Hi Ellie! I love your work and I noticed that you drew Ray in a sweater with the genderfluid flag pattern on it, and was wondering if Ray was genderfluid. I wanted to say that it means so much to see that, being genderfluid myself, and I want to thank you and wish you and Bunny and Jake the best of luck whilst making this game!
Ray is genderfluid! I colored their sweater like that intentionally. Thank you so much <3
Elowen (Bear Hands)
-We’ve had a name change. Previously Mercy,
Anonymous said: Hi, I'm just wondering, why is Bear Hands's sweater design mean? "Precise Dwarf Bravery"... Thanks! Your characters are really awesomely designed ;0;
It’s a play on this shirt I saw online. Bear Hand’s sweaters will probably change a lot in-game just for fun. And thank you :D
Anonymous said: is the plot just going to be various characters screaming "no, mercy" at mercy whenever she tries to do something questionable
lmfao no but this would be great. We’ve actually changed her name to Elowen for story reasons and because we decided not to have a character that wasn’t the main character ‘named’ after the game.
General Game Questions
Anonymous said: So are there going to be any canon ships? Like, that'd be pretty cool... but if you did, would any of them be gay/lesbian or something? (I'm TOTALLY okay with gay/lesbian/straight, I actually already ship Orion and Elliot) (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
I ship Elliot and Orion too xD As for what will be canon or not, I’m not sure. I would hesitate to make any ships ‘canon’ because in a way ALL ships are equally viable. Everyone on the team is cool with any straight/gay/lesbian ships etc, so we’ll just have to see how we develop the story along and work out multiplayer gameplay.
Anonymous said: I ship Wars n' Stars too much
SAME. I’m going to have to not let my bias take over too much lol
kymadrift said: Oh! Can you show us the weapons?Anonymous said: What kind of personality does Rays Hell have?? And the others?? Do their punny names fit their personality or what??
Once character designs are finalized I’ll release character sheets and weapons. Character sheets will have brief personality bios as well :)
Anonymous said: Oh my gosh this game looks awesome!! One question-- is it going to be horror-ish or bloody/gory? If so, how much? I'm a bit nervous I'll be too afraid to play the game cause it'll be graphic and scary >~<
Thanks! The game isn’t going to be horror, it may have slight horror vibes though. Think like, don’t starve and limbo. Just a hint of uneasiness, but no jump scares or anything. As for the blood...there will most likely be blood when you kill monsters but it will be black or some non-blood color.
